# QSR Weekly Article Roundup: 2026 Week 46

> Source: https://qsr.pro/newsletter/archive/2026/46
> Publisher: QSR Pro


Published articles from week 46 of 2026.

- [October restaurant prices rise without an annual benchmark](https://qsr.pro/articles/october-2026-restaurant-cpi-missing-annual-benchmark) — Limited-service prices rose 0.4% in October and full-service prices rose 0.7%. Missing October 2025 data leave their annual comparisons unavailable.
- [Corner Bakery says Plano cafe cost half as much to build](https://qsr.pro/articles/corner-bakery-plano-cafe-build-cost) — Corner Bakery says purchasing and design choices lowered its Plano build cost. A Texas filing lists a $250,000 estimate for the interior remodel.
- [Pizza Inn removes five planned buffet openings from fiscal 2027 forecast](https://qsr.pro/articles/pizza-inn-five-openings-fiscal-2027-forecast) — The ten-buffet agreement’s first five restaurants are no longer expected to open in fiscal 2027.
- [Dog Haus adds local coaches with its first area directors](https://qsr.pro/articles/dog-haus-area-directors-local-coaching-equity) — The new directors will operate restaurants and help other franchisees develop theirs.
- [Papa Johns reports final lease approval in Pie Investments sale](https://qsr.pro/articles/papa-johns-pie-investments-lease-transfers) — Four leases awaited approval at the end of 2025. By June, Papa Johns had collected some of the outstanding cash and expected another $400,000.